Patchy and possibly dense fog should give way to sunny skies and almost perfect beach weather well before the morning commute hours, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Tampa office said.

The fog should dissipate before 5 a.m. today and the sun should shine, bringing temperatures up to 85 degrees throughout Charlotte and portions of Sarasota counties, said Robert Garcia, a meteorologist with the agency. The weather pattern should remain in the area for the remainder of the weekend, he added.

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